The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-06-04
RELIGIOUS.


The more we fear God, the less shall
we fear man.
As every thread Of gold is valuable,
so is every moment of time.
He surely ismost in want Of another's
patience who has none Of his own.
Lavater.
Our duty Is to be useful, not accord
ing TO our desires, but according to
onF powers.
He that calls man ungrateful sums
up all the vilthat man can be gull
ty of.-SaoJt,
II is as great a point Of wisdom to
hide ignorance as to discover knowl-
edge ,Setden,
Do not fail to make good resolutions
now, because yon failed to keep some
you made last year. Try again.
We should more seldom take of
Tense az each other, If we looked oft
ener at the why than at the what,
We never graduate 10 religion be-
cause the nearer we are To God the
moro we see there is to be learned
He 10 rich whose income IS more
than hls expenses; and he is poor whose
expenses exceed his income,--B Bruyere.
Let Us help the fallen still, though
they never pay us, and let us lend
without exacting the usury Of gFati-
tude.
The home is mighty test Of char
acter. What you are at home You are
everywhere, whether you demonstrate
it or not.
No being in the universe can be in
a state of harmony with God save in
subjeetion to him, and in obedience TO
and in harmony with his laws.
The true test Of a man--that AZ
least which must secure his place
among the highest order of great men
lis his having been in advance of his
age,--Broughan,
What the world wants is religion
for ordinary people, We spend too
much Of our time in twisting garlands
for remarksbles, and building thrones
for lnagnates, and sculpturing warriors.
An indiscreet man is more hurtfnl
than an ill-natured one; for the latter
will only attack his enemies and those
be wishes III TO; the other ininres in-
differently both friends and foes. I'D
Olson.
Oar sabbath-scbools, instead Of be-
ing flower pots fora few choice chill
dTen, should gather up the perishing
rabble ontside. Too many Of onr Sab
bath-sehools pride themselves on being
gilt edged.
Ifthon wilt Withdraw thyself from
speaking vainly and from gadding
| idly, as also from bearkening after
novelties, thou shalt find leisure
enough and suitable for meditation on
good things.
DO not press yourehildFen into book
learning, bnt teach them politeness, in
clnding the whole circle Of charities
which spring from the consciousness
Of what Is due to their fellow beings
-SPursheim.
You may be sure that the more you
consider and pray for the causo Of
peace, the more you will see of its
beauty and its grandeur. K abounds
| In goodwill TO all eontending classes
and nations over the whole earth.
There is never "Might-haye been''
that touches with sting, bpt reveals
also TO Is an inner glimpse of the wide
and beautiful "May-be.H Il is all
| there; somebody else has it now
while we wait.-Mrs. A. D, z. Whit
neg.
/ If we do not want 30 "speak Of him'
let us beware Of pIausibly pefsnadlng
ourselves that il Is because we do moi
want 10 speak about ourselves, lei
Us be honest, and own that the vessel
| does not overflow because il is mol
very full of faith and love. p. R. Ha-
vergal.
| Guilt is thing that does not de-
pend upon the choice and ACT of an
other, but upon . mans own decision
and action. Men may be wrongedl
| injured, and impoverished by the con
| duct Of others, but they never can
become guilty but BY their own Do.
liberate choice.
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Sometimes a fog win settle over :
vessels deck, yet leave the topmast
clear. Then the sailor goes up alofl
and gets lookout which the helms
man On deck can not get. So prayer
sends tile soul aloft; lifts II above ths
cIoads in which our selfshness and
egotism befogs us, and gives chance
70 see which way to steer.
It Is The part of wisdom to 70,
worldly cares and epjoymepts bang
| loosely about us, 30 that when "tbe ip
evitable hour comes we may LET them
fall like mantle, and take onr de
pasture unregrettingly. Ripened frui
! falls easily. 50 when the heart Of thi
Christian is truly weaned from tb
! world, death may come at any tim
Z and find him ready,
This of itself may 30 of rcal con
! y fort % Us, that dangerous storm an
Z great distress may happen to the bel
Q Of men; such things are no proof thl
We are aeserted ~ God, or that he
= displeRsed With us. Christ being
81 the ship aid not prevent tha slcri
3 Aud this appliea 70 many of our trou
M tea and pefBlexities, espeeiallgg sach
y occur to the church; phicl = indel
.ls that sacred vessel Which eeHlai
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